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Definition of "nonmetaphorical" [nonmetaphorical]

  • Not metaphorical. (adjective)

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Use "nonmetaphorical" in a sentence
  • "And by ending, I mean a real, unambiguous, nonmetaphorical ending."
  • "But try to think about that passage in nonmetaphorical terms; think about what those words would mean in a nonfictional, plotless workplace."
  • "Part of what makes this book so entertaining is the laughable impossibility of its nonmetaphorical goal: The author seems to have written this book with the hope that everyone in America would read it, agree with all its points, and literally destroy their television sets with sledgehammers."